CO Mountain Cruise

[DzNutz]

I am getting a bunch of my SQ buddies together around August sometime for a mountain cruise.

The plan is for the front range members to all meet up at red rocks and head up from there... It will run up to Gleenwood Springs for some lunch and fellowship. Then head back down a few hours later.

Exact date and route needs to be determined so all you CO guys pipe in and give me some ideas.

WYO guys feel free to join up as I will be heading down from the Loveland, Ft Collins area.


Lets do this, I would love to get together with some other respectable car guys.

Daryl

[johnnycash]

I am up for this I don't post on here much, but I think I am going to be posting more often now. I live off of C470 and Bowles so Red Rocks is down the road.

[dsmconifer]

Originally Posted by johnnycash

I am up for this I don't post on here much, but I think I am going to be posting more often now. I live off of C470 and Bowles so Red Rocks is down the road.

i dont live far from you. i live up the mountain in conifer

[90rslaser]

wrinkle walls+no front or rear sway bars=no turns for me lol. i would love to ride with someone but im a BIIIIGGGG boy lol

[dsmconifer]

Originally Posted by 90rslaser

wrinkle walls+no front or rear sway bars=no turns for me lol. i would love to ride with someone but im a BIIIIGGGG boy lol

do you wear pull ups now?

[UnsafeAtAnySpd]

Sounds cool, but I wouldn't be able to drive my Talon.

[Mitchel63]

Originally Posted by DzNutz

I am getting a bunch of my SQ buddies together around August sometime for a mountain cruise.

The plan is for the front range members to all meet up at red rocks and head up from there... It will run up to Gleenwood Springs for some lunch and fellowship. Then head back down a few hours later.

Exact date and route needs to be determined so all you CO guys pipe in and give me some ideas.

WYO guys feel free to join up as I will be heading down from the Loveland, Ft Collins area.


Lets do this, I would love to get together with some other respectable car guys.

Daryl

Sorry for the off-topic-ness, but was that your car I saw at the Advanced Auto last week?

[90rslaser]

lol. i just got out of my puul-ups actually. jk. what i mean is i weight around 300. and yes, i fit fine in a 1g, just not under them lmfao.

[90rslaser]

lol. i just got out of my puul-ups actually. jk. what i mean is i weight around 300. and yes, i fit fine in a 1g, just not under them lmfao.

[matthewdesigns]

Originally Posted by DzNutz

Exact date and route needs to be determined so all you CO guys pipe in and give me some ideas.

To keep it from being all interstate, how about these routes:

1) Highways 285 from Denver to Buena Vista, 24 to Twin Lakes, 82 over Independence Pass through Aspen to Glenwood Springs. Return on I70. Nice mix of twisties, scenery, and cruising.

2) I70 from Denver to Copper Mtn, Hwy 91 through Leadville to Twin Lakes, 82 over Ind. Pass, etc. as in #1. Or from I70 grab Hwy 9 at Frisco, through Breckenridge to Fairplay, grab 285 there and continue as in #1. Nice lollipop through the mountains either way if you don't want to take 285 all the way out of Denver.

There's a great place to eat breakfast near Basalt called Breakfast in America (if you got on the road early enough), and Basalt has an e85 station Basalt is about halfway b/t Aspen and Glenwood, which is about the overall halfway point of the trip. I'm headed over Ind. Pass this weekend to do some hiking in the Fryingpan Wilderness area...supposed to be gorgeous over there this year thanks to all the rain we've gotten.

The routes north of I70 don't seem as interesting to me, but maybe I have not explored enough up there yet lol.

[dsmconifer]

Originally Posted by matthewdesigns

To keep it from being all interstate, how about these routes:

1) Highways 285 from Denver to Buena Vista, 24 to Twin Lakes, 82 over Independence Pass through Aspen to Glenwood Springs. Return on I70. Nice mix of twisties, scenery, and cruising.

2) I70 from Denver to Copper Mtn, Hwy 91 through Leadville to Twin Lakes, 82 over Ind. Pass, etc. as in #1. Or from I70 grab Hwy 9 at Frisco, through Breckenridge to Fairplay, grab 285 there and continue as in #1. Nice lollipop through the mountains either way if you don't want to take 285 all the way out of Denver.

There's a great place to eat breakfast near Basalt called Breakfast in America (if you got on the road early enough), and Basalt has an e85 station Basalt is about halfway b/t Aspen and Glenwood, which is about the overall halfway point of the trip. I'm headed over Ind. Pass this weekend to do some hiking in the Fryingpan Wilderness area...supposed to be gorgeous over there this year thanks to all the rain we've gotten.

The routes north of I70 don't seem as interesting to me, but maybe I have not explored enough up there yet lol.

I like number 1. when do you think the will all happen?

[evileclipse909]

I've never seen a good dsm meet turnout. But if you guys actually get a good one organized I'll hopefully get my 1g, i just got, ready to go.

[Project2G]

I'm down for this.

[AWD-TSI]

im down for sure>

[evileclipse909]

If I can get this 1g I picked up running im in. unfortunatly the 2g will be down for a while. but pick a date and time to meet and hopefully ill see you all there.

[No Traction 303]

I need to get my car running, But if i do in time count me in for sure. Do we have any specific dates??

[ed_dogg23]

Im in. Just need a date. I also prefer the E85 way so those of us who run it can actually make it all the way there without having to re-tune on pump. . . .

[stockfornow]

Somebody pm me or e-mail me at oakhmedov@yandex.ru As soon as any updates happen. I'm down for this.

[evileclipse909]

date?

[_1466_]

I'm down too. The sooner the better. Anyone have a problem with next weekend? Lets try and fit in a couple cruises/meets before the end of summer...

[kottyking]

I wanna drive through the mountains!

[Flash]

A trip from Denver to Glenwood Springs can't be called a cruise. Better call it a day trip. I've always been interested in doing one of these, but my car isn't done yet.
With inspiration from Top Gear, how about making it a quest to find the best driving roads in Colorado?

[b00stAdict]

i'm down for this someone email me with specific dates


clt5214@yahoo.com

[_1466_]

Originally Posted by Flash

With inspiration from Top Gear, how about making it a quest to find the best driving roads in Colorado?

Sounds like a great thread to me!

I don't want to lose focus on the day trip out of Denver but is anybody up for a great twisty road this weekend, July 31st or Aug 1st? We can meet in Fort Collins and head up the Poudre Canyon. Taking CR 27 from HWY 14 back to Fort Collins. It is an awesome drive if you love the mountains! It'll take us 2 hours max to make the loop. We can meet around 3 p.m. Saturday, head up for the drive, come back down, and eat dinner. If anybody wants to stay for some Sat. night cruising in Fort Collins we can do that too. All in all, just looking to hang out and have some fun with other DSM owners/fans.


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[_1466_]

Actually, I'm going to make it a plan. I'll be at the Old Circuit City Parking Lot in FoCo at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. If anybody wants to meet up I'll see you there! PM me with any questions. Its probably to late of notice for most but its worth a shot

[b00stAdict]

hey man jus got the thread i would have been down if there was another day notice but maybe we can do it next weekend??

[AlpineStar]

Im definitely down for this although I may have to ride with someone or borrow a DSM.

[JackM]

Originally Posted by AlpineStar

Im definitely down for this although I may have to ride with someone or borrow a DSM.

Your DSM is almost done slacker! Just take yours. There are a lot of roads here near C/S I always run through. Nice thing about CO is if you are looking for the ultimate drivers road there are a lot of them

Here is one a friend and I went on the other weekend. It was fun as always:

DSMs driving down closed mountain road in Mexico - Car Videos on StreetFire

At least once a month I'll just get away by myself and drive around on the 'out of the way' mountain roads.

Jack

[Darkmood]

There are also some really nice twisty roads up past Blackhawk. Near highway 46.

[DzNutz]

There was actually some wanting to do this. Im thinking of a small cruise up to Estes and down through Longmont for 10-3 if anyone is interested in goin email me at musich@rocketmail.com

Sorry I floundered on the big mountain cruise. I will get it to happen next summer when our carclub caravan runs through on the way to Vegas for Nationals.

Daryl